ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 NOCTUA 16GB GDDR7
The Noctua Edition’s defining trait is its acoustics, leveraging a massive 3.8-slot cooler and two NF-A12x25 fans to keep the 360W RTX 5080 chip nearly silent under load. Its 16GB of GDDR7 memory and DLSS 4.0 support deliver strong 4K gaming and ray tracing performance, while the dual HDMI 2.1b outputs add uncommon display flexibility. This card is best for builders prioritizing a whisper-quiet PC for high-resolution gaming in noise-sensitive environments.
GPU GeForce RTX 5080
VRAM 16GB GDDR7
Boost Clock 2617 MHz
TDP 360 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
73 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong rt (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong compute (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong raster (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong connectivity (89th percentile) 89th
Cons
- Below average social proof (14th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 5 |
Memory
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 960 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 10752 |
| Tensor Cores | 336 |
| RT Cores | 84 |
| Base Clock | 2295 |
| Boost Clock | 2617 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 56.28 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 56.28 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 35759 |
| GPU Compute | 19602 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 2 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 358 |
| Slot Width | 3.8 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4.0 |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 NOCTUA | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2617 | 2730 | 2482 | 2670 | 2620 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 360 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 NOCTUA | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 53.4 | 36.5 | 57.6 | 88.8 | 14 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 88.9 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 69 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 99.1 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 82.6 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 42.5 | 98.7 | 78.5 |
Usage Scores
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